Tuesday, March 19, 2013

DSA
Honorary Chair Dolores Huerta will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame (2013) for her labor and community leadership. She was awarded the Presidential Medal
of Freedom in 2012.

Huerta has contributed to movements for
union rights and social justice since the founding along with Cesar
Chaves, Philip Vera Cruz and
others of the United Farm Workers
(UFW) union and continues through
her current work in supporting union democracy, civic engagement and empowerment of women and youth in
disadvantaged communities. The creation of the UFW changed the nature of labor
organizing in the Southwest and contributed significantly to the
growth of Latino politics in the U.S. In her frequent public engagements at college, universities
and high schools she presents a Latina feminist perspective to civil
rights and immigration issues.
Dolores continues active as a supporter on union picket lines and union struggles throughout
the state.

Achievements:

A staunch advocate for
women’s rights and reproductive freedom, Huerta is a founding board member of
the Feminist Majority Foundation and serves on the board of Ms. Magazine as
well as her position with DSA. She frequently speaks at universities and
organizational forums on issues of unions, social justice and public policy. Dolores continues working to develop community
leaders and advocating for the working poor, immigrants, women and youth as
President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.

The 7th Annual California
Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on March 20, 2013, at The
California Museum, located at 1020 O Street in Sacramento. The 7th Annual
California Hall of Fame exhibition will open on March 21, 2013 at The
California Museum, located at 1020 O Street in Sacramento.

For more on Dolores
Huerta’s activism see
www.MexicanAmericanDigitalHistory.org